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The day before I was going to speak at Libertopia, an engineer and writer named Michael Eliot cam...

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Respect for property rights
Predictable laws
Open unrestricted trade
Suppose through careful investigation you discovered that these are the key elements that allow societies to prosper. How do you embody these values in an actual legal structur...

Do you theorize about the laws that will govern seasteads? We invite you to share your insights on our forum.
Several legal scholars have designed what they consider to be the best possible legal system and solicited The Seasteading Institute to...

March 14, 2015

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Call it an experiment in governance, call it a way to live under a new set of rules of your own creation, maybe even a way to start your life over. You may one day be setting up your own sovereign nation.

Business Insider, November 2013

Led by pioneering individuals, these societies could become a blueprint for a new way of life – one that is more equitable, tolerant and entrepreneurial.

Financial Times, March 30, 2012

The seasteading movement is producing some novel ideas for ocean-based businesses that could act as stepping stones towards their ultimate goal.